Tuesday, 11 August 2026

CPUT management said it had invited SRC leaders to talks, but the meeting did not happen; about 1,000 students marched in Cape Town CBD and shut down campuses over fees and a proposed 2027 upfront payment.

Stats SA’s second-quarter data pushed unemployment to 33.6%, with 8.5 million people out of work; women were hit harder, at 37.5% unemployment compared with 30.3% for men.

Baby Savers SA said the Pretoria High Court case is about preventing baby saver boxes from being treated as criminal abandonment, arguing the boxes are a safe last resort and that the sector has saved about 600 babies.

The National Association of Artisanal Miners said many miners are already formalised through training and cooperatives, but red tape and environmental-authorisation costs still block permits and fuel illegal zama zama activity.

A governance analyst backed the DA’s idea of involving private companies in municipal services, saying public-private partnerships already exist and local government needs collaboration, oversight and political will to fix service delivery.